'Vanity Fair. From 'The Pilgrim's Progress' (Bunyan)', c1861, (1923). Artist: Frederic Shields.

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'Vanity Fair. From 'The Pilgrim's Progress' (Bunyan)', 1861, (1923). A 1678 Christian allegory written by John Bunyan. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature. At Vanity Fair, Faithful and Christian are mocked, smeared with dirt, and thrown in a cage. From British Book Illustration - Yesterday and To-day edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio, Ltd., London, 1923]

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